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On Wednesday, the Boy Scouts announced that their board had unanimously decided include girls in its flagship programs. The decision will open up Cub Scouts to girls and to eventually give a path for young women to become an Eagle Scout.

Girl Scouts of Louisiana: Committed to all-girl, girl-led environment

Girl Scouts of Louisiana - Pines to the Gulf released this statement Oct. 12 regarding the Boy Scouts of America's decision to accept girls into their membership.

"Girl Scouts remains committed to and believes strongly in the importance of the all-girl, girl-led, and girl-friendly environment that Girl Scouts provides, which creates a necessary safe space for girls to learn and thrive. We hear from girls and their families every day about the value of the incredible experiences we offer them, including in STEM, outdoor, entrepreneurship, and life-skills programming.

Today, the Boy Scouts of American announced in a press release the "Board of Directors unanimously ...more

Today, the Boy Scouts of American announced in a press release the "Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its iconic Cub Scout program."

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In fact, just last week during our G.I.R.L. 2017 convention, nearly 8,000 girls and those who support their healthy development—including incredible and inspiring speakers, our dedicated volunteers, alumnae, and leaders from across our Movement, as well as many from the general public—came together from all over our country and across the globe to celebrate and amplify the incredible power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ in our Movement.

The benefit of this type of girl-centered environment has been well-documented by educators, scholars, and other girl- and youth-serving organizations, as well as Girl Scouts themselves. We are dedicated to ensuring that girls are able to take advantage of a program tailored specifically to their unique developmental needs. Only Girl Scouts has more than 100 years of experience helping girls tap into their leadership potential by reinforcing and extending the skills they learn in school in a supportive, encouraging environment in which they feel safe to just be themselves. At Girl Scouts, we are girl experts, and we work every day to help girls develop the courage, confidence, and character necessary to make the world a better place."